Trump hands power back to the CEO
The president and the SEC chair should beware of setting back shareholder rights
For StubHub, public markets will be no golden ticket to success
As the ticket reseller has discovered, consumer-facing IPOs are a tough gig
The UK must stand up to Trump’s tech regulation pressure
Caving in to US demands on digital tax and content moderation would be an economic and political mistake
Trump tells Starmer to use military to stop illegal migrants arriving in Britain
US president ended lavish state visit with a warning that the issue could destroy the UK
Six films to watch this week
Paul Greengrass’s ★★★★★ ‘The Lost Bus’ stars Matthew McConaughey in a drama of true-life heroism; Cillian Murphy heads a school for young offenders in ‘Steve’ (★★★★★); Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell are brought together by a cosmic satnav in ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’; a Syrian exile on a missi
BoE holds interest rates at 4% and slows ‘quantitative tightening’
Shift in language signals that MPC will not hurry to carry out further rate cuts
Data breach deepens Northern Ireland’s funding crisis
Plus some good news for inward investment into NI
Venetian Vespers — John Banville’s odious narrator spins a chilling tale
Venice in winter is the murky backdrop to the acclaimed novelist’s story of avarice, subterfuge and a disturbing disappearance
Fashion designer James Ferreira’s guide to Mumbai
The Bombayite on the sights, squash courts and splendour of India’s largest city
Steve — a brilliant, eloquent day in the life of a school for young offenders
Cillian Murphy plays the head of a crumbling 1990s institution where teenage energy can explode into violence
David Lang, Ruhrtriennale review — colour-by-numbers minimalism in industrial ruins
A flawless, focused performance can’t save Bang on a Can co-founder’s dull meditation on nature
Ghost Trail — sombre story of a Syrian exile on a dark mission
Strasbourg is the setting for a strikingly good movie with the shape of a classic spy thriller
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey — Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell star in a sugar-sweet romance
Cosmic matchmakers bring the couple together in a movie that isn’t shy about its own whimsy
An ailing strip club exposes the perils of skimpy finances
Free cash flow has fallen as revenue has flattened
FT quiz: the week in news
Ten topical questions to test your news nous
Two teenagers charged over Transport for London cyber attack
NCA says the breach in August 2024 cost the transport operator ‘millions in losses’
Russian drones target Ukraine’s railway network
Strikes hit electricity substations that power trains and locomotive depots
NYT chief warns Trump is deploying ‘anti-press playbook’
Meredith Kopit Levien says newspaper will not back down after US president sues for $15bn
Arbitration doesn’t work, but there’s a better way to attract foreign direct investment
Chomping at the BITs
Donald Trump’s adventures in Windsorland
The US president luxuriated in a warm bath of royal pomp and circumstance
US workers fired over Charlie Kirk social media posts
United Airlines, Nasdaq, Washington Post and others dismiss employees in aftermath of conservative activist’s murder
Trump and Starmer seek to present united front after lavish state visit
Leaders hail joint efforts on ending wars in Ukraine and Gaza but acknowledge differences on Palestinian statehood
Melania Trump’s state visit hat let her hide in plain sight
Her headwear at Windsor Castle made it impossible to know what America’s first lady was thinking
Why it might be the time to repeal the Fed’s dual mandate
Should 3% be the US central bank’s new inflation target?